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About Union gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1899)
EXPANSION After mature consideration, we have concluded to expand our business (expansion is the order of the day) and carry a more varied assortment of ' merchandise. In order to accomplish this end, our immmense stock of Men's Boy's and Chldren's Clothing; Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Overcoats, Mackintoshes, Pants, Umbrellas, Trunks, Satchels MUSr BE REDUCED ONE-HALF BY JANUARY 1st, 1900. ' ' We, therefore, announce that our entire stock of Men's and Boys Goods are now thrown on the market at and' near cost and many broken lines ' and odds and ends less than cost of manufacture. m ill H ft C'M. i Arriving and in transit will be offered less than market value. Don't take our word for this bold assertion, but call llllr IvIOpA H fill I t I 111 I and be convinoed that we mean what we say. AU our Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes aud Rubbers at Ul I V "vl4 reduced prices until January ist. XTO RESERVE Union-Gazette. FRIDAY, OCT. 6, 1899. A Few Articles For i User Ladies' SASH BUCKLES Forty different stylea, 25 cents to $1.25. STOCK COLLAR BUCKLES Just right; 2oc and 25c. Some-to match sash buckles. -y CUT STEEL HAIR ORNAMENTS "The real tiling 95c to $2.00. BEAUTY PINS Gold wire, lc, 3c, 5c, 8; Pearl, 5c; Cyrano bead, 2c Six teen patterns: '- . ELASTIC!1' BELTS Newest thing in the store. ' Black? jet, cut sleel, white perrl; 50c fo $2.75. '; LEATHER BELTS Lots of them Almost every price, 7o to $1.00. Patent leather. Whiter, wash belts. LADIES' TIESModern patterns and . tyies. . . .- -&JB.1 Young ; & Son. I Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. styles -in millinery at Mrs. LaUt3t styles -in millinery at Mrs. J. ilasoti's. i ' George Horning visited Albany en business last Saturday. - .' . .. Walter Davis, of Salem, passed threvgh Corvallis Monday on his way to the Da- i quarry near Summit. . Hop-picking was completed in the "Willamette valley at Ihe close of last sanlr Th rpnnrtn of lh vialii arA-mnnt-. favorable. , Attorney Joseph Wilson wav ia the city yesterday, from Corvallis. He in-1 tends removing to California in a few weeks. Herald. Mrs. W. r. laHerty, ol this city, was awarded a number of prizes at : the re cent state fair for specimens of silk em broidery exhibted.- - ; Corvallis business men, seen on the " streets of Albany ou last Saturday, were attorneys Ed Wiljon and JrFred Yates and banker Woodcock. '"''The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias meets in Portland, October 10th, Robert Johnson and. B. W. Johnson' are dele- gates team Valley Lodge No. 11. i Mr, and Mrs. Thos. R. Parker, of Al bany, attended tbe Kroschel-Prettyman ''wedding in this city on" Sunday, the bride being the sister of Mrs. Parker. Tbe Malheur Gazette, a Sonth-Eastern Oregon paper, published at Vale, Mal heur county by Lionel Johuson, a grad uate of the O AC of the class of '98, has reached our table. The Ladies' Coffee Club has perfected arrangements for presenting an -amateur lady minstrels on October 12 ' and 13. The performers will be coached -in their parts by Mrs. Runsoa. Dennis Stovall returned ' from a two weeks visit in Grants Pass on Saturday TlastJle was accompanied by Fred Col--ig of that city, who returns to complete tiis course in pharmacy at the OAC. i '--, 21. R. Adams left Corvallis Wednesday tor Coos bay where he goes to accept a position with the carpenter ciew in the building of the jetty and revetment works near Marsh field. . The job will last , ten months and Mr. Adams will receive $2.50 per day for his services. , - . Dr. Jas. A. Harper is in receipt of a very tempting offer from the Northwest ern university at Chicaga to enter that : institution as a demonstrator in dentistry, . position which ne has filled before. ' While the doctor has only been a resi- dent of Corvallis srnce last June, he is -rtoo well satisfied with his neve home to -accept the offer. - ' D. CT Wells and George Lyells return ed Sunday from Corvallis where they had taken their sons to attend college. ' They are well pleased with' -.the school find feel that they have left their sons in - good hands. Mr. Wells recognized in one of the instructors, Prof. Horner, an old trme friend whom he bad not seen for years. Malheur Gazette. From the McElroy orchard near Mon roe, only 709 bushels prunes were picked this year, these were gathered a (ew days ago ' This was several bushels below the number that - tbe orchard was expected to yield, as it was confidently expected that 1000 bushels . would be gathered. The fruit was of large size and extra quality, however, and will bring a fancy price In the market this year. ' A few Oregohians have found occasion 0 grumble about the weather during the .jpngi," season, but they must be having a i.liard tkmB f it down in Missouri, judg ing front what an editor in that state has : to gav in respect to the weather condi j tion." .He sayfl: Th" weather is pro- grossing slowly but surely toward the - overcoatisV ftnd - screthroatish stage. : The liMes of, sadness deepen on the ice- man's face, and Athe coalman's song r grows louder as the days grow briefer, i while shirtwaists darker grow apace, and I Inns-haired football players don the , reefer, and man to drink ''hot scotch" t- than "pod'f would liefer. . Joshua Mason, after a long and serions illness,appearet eu the streets Tuesday for the first time in many days. Miss Delia Barnbart returned home from a week's visit with her friend Mrs. D. C. Dutton, iu Salem. Senator John D. Daly," of Corvallis, was in the city yesterday, registering at the Willamette. Tuesday's Statesman. Victor Moses has returned from his outing in the southern part of the state, and is again at hia place in tbe clerk's office. - ' ' , A caravan of Siwash Indians, with their'pappooses, ponies and packs passed through Corvallis, Monday on their way to - their ; happy hunting grounds near SileU. v Chauncey Depew, of Portland, who re siaea in uorvailts several years a.TO, was in the city Tuesday, visiting old Srienda ana inspecting tbe college with the view of attending the OAC. There was a banging of fire armB and a scurry in e of dogs and hunters on the hunting grounds surrounding Corvallis n last Sunday and. Monday, announc ing the fact that the open season for kill ing Chinese pheasants had arrived. The "Chinese are now preparing for their annual harvest festiyal. The local celestials are making preparations for their annual jubilee ;and thanksgiving, though not on so large a scale as in the larger cities where the Chineese aro more numerous and where perhaps they have more to be thankful for. . . The Oregon Agricultural college made a nice display of stock at the state, fair, says the Oregon Agriculturist Dr. Withycombe, vice-director of the experi ment station was in charge of the college exhibit. He is known to -be one of the best judges of live stock in the state fel on the Pacific coast. He is selecting specimens of diffeteut breeds of stock which are both , typical and creditable." These representative specimens are used in teaching students the points of merit and how to judge them in cattle And horses. -. ' " .,- Quite a discussion has arisen among sportsmen and others in. regard to the number of birds that may be killed in a day by a single person. In regard to this Warden Quimby has the following to say : The limit to ihe number of birds that may be killed in a day does f not apply simply to one kind, but a hunter can kill only fifteen of all kinds of birds combined. Deputy game war dens are authorized to examine game bags that have too fall an appearance. Birds cannot be sold, but they may be shipped as gifts to friends, and the ex press companies may receive them for this purpose. ' There was a enjoyable church social at the Southern Methodist church Wadnes day .members, students and friends of the congregation .united and shared in the festivities of the moment. The occasion was a reception given in honor of Rev. Hyatt, the minister who is to take charge of the-pastoral work of the' church in the future. A literary program opened the evening's entertainment; this was followed by refreshments in profusion and lastly by remarks by Rev. Stevens of the Christian church, Rev. Noble of the Baptist church and Hon. John Bur nett. Rev. Hyatt is an able young man and enters into his duties here with the kindly support of a large number ef ad mirers,and friends.' '- , Work is progressing most rapidly dur ing this good weather on the city-college sewer, and should the present fair weath er hold for any leugth of time the work men will be able to make a good show ing on the job before the winter rains arrive, when the work will need to be carried on at a great disadvantage. About eighteen men are employed, the f crew being equally divided between those working on the Jefferson street division and those employed at Van Buren street, where the the lower sewer .will have its source. The sewer at each place is dug to the river's level in order to give suffi cient fall to lead the water from the col lege grounds, It is an enormous task, but when completed, Corvallis will take a back seat with none of them when it comes to the question of sewers. The sight ef a $2.50 coin is a rarety now-a-days, as very few are iu circula tion, and they can seldom be procured or seen even at the banks. Such coins used to be very plentiful, especially about elestioa times, as they were considered about the proper thing to present to members of certain political clubs as souvenirs, and it was no uncommon thing for certain persons to have pockets full ot them to present to voters, or to have around on election day at those places where they would do the most good, Mauy persons avoided taking $2.50 pieces whenever it was possible, and they faded away so rapidly that it has been thought by many that a great amount of them have been paid awav as ten-cent pieces. , One of these myster -ious and undesirable coins was noticed in the hands of a Corvallis citizen the other day, which called to mind those days of long ago when there was such a discrimination wade in - the choice of coins a state of affairs that the rising generation of today caunot understand. N capons will lie given during tkis Leave yonr orders for Vetch seed at the Wilson Commission Company. Yes, those pink-bundles came from Miller's. Many 4 others come from Mil ler's too. ' ' , 'Gene Simpson returned to town from the country to take another look at his Corvallis friends - before departing for Astoria. ; Parties wishing to visit the exposition at Portland, may secure tickets over tbe S. P. from Corvallis for one fare for the round trip from October 9th to 16th. : - The residence owned by Joshua Mason, that stands just south of the Mason mil linery store, has been refitted and is now run as a board and lodging house, being known as the Douglass board and lodging bouse. Yf call our readers attention to the ad. of W. P Lafferty. - Increased busi ness has demanded an increased stock, which in turn called for more shelf room and Mr. Lafferty has' been compelled to shelve bis store from floor to celling. Dr. Standlee and family leave for Can yon city on Saturday, where the doctor will begin the practice of medicine. Their many friends wish Dr. Standlee success in bis new. home.. While here he made for himself on extensive prac tice and gained many friends. Mr. Ed Clark left on Monday for Westminster, B. C, where he goes to be at the meeting of the Pacific Coast Fir& men's meeting. - In that city next week will be a grand 'jubilee of the. lire chiefs of the departments of the coaBt. Mr. Clark goes to represent Corvallis firemen The !bouse of (i. Hodes .is being re modeled. A new. roof is to be put on and the house is to be painted, which when completed will have the appear ance of a new building. There are many residences in the city that a bucket of paint and a little labor would double in value. ' ' ; . Services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath at the usual hours ; preach in? by the pastor. ' The morning theme will be, "The Lord's Day." The even ing subject, "Prophecies.of Our Daughters or a Young Woman's Meal Young Man. ' Endeavor societies at the usualhours. Young people are earnestly invited to the Y. P. S. C. E. at 6 :30 and to the tbe evening service. A cordial welcome to all. ;'.,.: The Multiplication & Division Cards recently brought into the schoois of , the county were distributed without cost to the pupils. The addition and subtraction cards can be had at the stationary estab lishment of Trask & Settlemire for ten cents. Those desiring a full and com plete set should take advantage of the opportunity and purchase those for sale at ;the Corvallis book store, Trask & Settlemire. ' . ;' Ac Oregon printer, in making up the forms in a hurry the other day, got a marriage notice and a grocer's advertise ment mixed np so that , it read aa. fol lows: "Jbbn Brown and Ida Gray were united in the holy v saur kraut by the quart or barrel. Mr. Brown is a well known young cod fish at ten cents per pound, while the bride, Miss. Gray, has some nice pigs feet, which, will be sold cheaper than in any: store in town." There are few cities in . the state that have as green and fresh an appearance at the present time, as Corvallis. ' The rains ot the summer started the grass along the streets and byways to growing again, a few flowers, that had laid by un til spring awoke with the warm rains, produced their tender shoots and beauti fied their surroundings by their lovely bloom. . The leaves on the maples, how ever, have begun to turn brown" and ere long the gentle rain drops will patter on the roof and the old Oregonian will know that next June's rains have commenced A lady by the name of Mrs. E. A Hub ble was in the city this week in the in terest of her work of having multiplica tion and . division cards printed for dis tribution among the pupils of the public schools of the county. The cards are at tractively printed and on them is a com plete multiplication and division table, arranged in sach a manner that the pupil can readily and easily learn them. By the merchants showing a liberal patron age and placing their advertisements up on the card, Mrs. Hubble was able to donate the cards to the schools, so that every pupil in the county may have one without cost Rev. Peart preached his farewell ser mon at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Wednesday, he and his wife departed for Astoria where be will fill the position of pastor of the M. E. church in that city. Rev. Peart has made many friends and has gained many admirers by his 'earnest and faithful work as leader of the pastoral work here. The member ship of the church has increased wonder fully, and many, other important and valuable additions have been made to the church through the services of the pastor. The church auditorium was" crowded to its utmost on Sunday evening fall of eager listnera la hear the- farewell words of the ret lrtng pastor. Tho many friends they leave ' behind, wish; for Rev, Peart ana ms wite tu best ot success in their new home. Sale. All outstanding capons will be redeemed ott presentation. Nolan S NOT A CORVALLIS MAN. C. H. BUttckord Mystorioasly Disappears ' Hot Known in Corvallis. A strange instance of the sudden dis appearance of a stranger in this city, says Friday's Statesman, was yesterday morning called to the attention of Chief-of-police Gibson. Tbe stranger's name is C. H. Blancbard and he casae to this city from Corvallis. Chief Gibson main. taineda most dilligent search for the missing man, but to no avail, not the slightest trace of his .whereabouts could be found. It is presumed that the man fell into South Mill creek on the bank of which he was staying, and was drowned while in an intoxicated condition, for when seen late Saturday night he was consider ably under the influence of liquor. Chief Gibson, assisted by other parties, had the water in the stream shut off yester day and dragged the stream for several yards in the vicinity of the place where the man was supposed to have fallen into the creek but the search availed them nothing. Blancbard reaehed Salem Friday after noon and spent the night near the foot of Mill street on the north bank of Mill creek. On the followine morning he called at Ullery's livery Btable and ex pressed a desire to engage a stall in which he might tie his faithful little pet and companion, bat he was told that the barn did not have a stall" to spare. At this he left and was not seen again until late on the following night, when he was noticed in a Commercial street saloon in a bad state of intoxication. V On Sunday morning : parties noticed that the dog was stretched out upon his master's blankets, but thought nothing of it. At noon the faithful animal bad not changed his position and in the even ing when the dog was observed in the same position, good neighbors ventured j to the spot and took charge of the dog, notifying Chief Gibson, who took posses sion of the blankets and a number of let ters that were strewn around over the ground. A number of the letters had been written by a young lady in Corval lis and they were very sentimental. Such a man as the Statesman describes as C. Blanchard in the above does not live,, or has not resided in Corvallis, though he may have gone from this city to that place, and while under the in fluence of intoxicants, wandered away from his cot and fell into the creek and drowned. ! ' REACHED 30O Today clo ses the second week of school at the college and as was expected the 300 enrollment mark has been reached and passed, there being 317 names, repres enting that many students, registered in tbe dean's office today, and that number of young people have begun their college work in earnest. Excepting probably one or two, all of the counties of the state are represented, and there are a few - from tbe neighbor ing states, which is a most striking proof that the excellent advantages the college offers are wide-spread in their scope and universally known. ' As usual the freshman class is large. Larger in fact than eve; before, and had, all the old students returned the attend ance at our agricultural college this year would have been something remarkable. The students who have come this year for the first time are a bright appearing body and seem well pleased and per fectly contented with their new surround ings. " In truth it is the combined effort of all those connected with the college to make the environments of the college as much like a home as possible, so that the new student does not feel that he has left a happy and peaceful home to enter a place of confinement' and punishment, but On tbe other hand he feels that be has left one home to enter another. As the president has remarked in chapel the OAO is a large family in which all its members are children and are alike in terested in the peace of all. That the OAC is a large family and a happy one, can be most easily seen by visiting the college and watching the students and professors in their work. There is not a hitch or jar but all runs smoothly and 1 perfectly. The Ldy Minstrels. The event of" the season will occur Thursday and Friday nights, October 12th and 13th, when the Coffee Club will appear in their "other face,'.' and present to the people of Corvallis an up-to-date entertainment which will be replete with pure, refined fun. There will be six end ladies, and an interlocutor, char acter songs and fine specialties. Tbe ladies opened rehersal last Satut day. There will be a cast of about fifty. Mrs. Runcie, who was educated in this work in Boston, is coaching the ladies. She has had phenominal success from Dixie to Oregon, and she alone eould furnish an evening's entertainment, and with the support of our "west 'home talent" the Coffee Club can assure the people they will be well entertained. The proceeds are to be used in starting a club library. Callahan- ADDITIONAL LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Waltej Smith, of Hal sey, were in the city on Thursday, visit ing friends and acquaintances. Miss Helen Holgate has been employed by President Gatch as stenographer for the college and station. She began work yesterday. Miss Harriet Herron, of Monroe, was in tbe city on Wednesday and Thursday, making her many friends of the college a pleasant visit. Joe Dutton and family, of this city have gone to Salem where they will locate if a suitable farm can be secured near that city. . There was a corn man in town Tuea day and Wednesday and all told, he re moved an entire "crib" from the several sufferers in Corvallis. Rev. L. M, Boozer will preach at the Independent school house Sunday mora ing at 11, and at Philomath in the alternoon at 3 o'clock. E. E. Starr, of Yoncala, was in the city Sunday, visiting friends." Mr. Starr will begin a term of school Monday nea Corvallis. Roseburg Review. The Salvation Army people have been having just a few extra attractions at their meetings during the past week, it being the time for their regular annual harvest festival.' . JRev. Li. Myron Boozer will preach in the United Evangelical church Sunday evening at 7:30. Sanday School at 10 a. m. Christian .bnaeavor at b ;du p.m. cordial welcome to all. The mining interests of the state are very active. Much development work is being done. Old mines are paying well and work is being pushed to the utmost New 'strikes are being made almost daily and large amounts of capital are being put into properties which were discovered long a go and have been lying idle. Tak en all in all (Oregon mines are now look ing up and there does not seem to be any need for a rush to the frozen regions of Alaska to find the longed for Eldorado of the gold hunters. , The lumber interests of Oregon are be ing pushed as they have never been be fore. All through the timber district the old mills that have stood idle for a. long time in the past, are now being put into active operation. Many new mills have been built this year and being run at the present time with a most brilliant and successful out look for their future suc cess. Taking the mills of Oregon as a whole their out put at present is more than double what it was only two years ago. A large number of small mills have been added. The begining of a new cen tury will Bee the out put of the mills of Oregon cutting a wide swath in the coast trade, a . Y Therehas been a constant stream of wagons into the city during the past week, loaded with wheat, as the farmers brought the representative of their year's rwork into market to be jturned into gold. Many of the farmers are holding for higher prices, though the chances for arise in the local market at anything like an early date are very slim, as one old farmer was heard to remark on the street the other dav. "It s a kind nv a gameo' chance any how, an ye might as well ante up now an' take chances on the stake." The Corvallis market is gov erned altogether by the Portland market, an until the prices advance in that city, a rise cannot be expected here. At pres ent wheat is on the advance in San Fran C'sco and declining in Portland. Among Corvallis business men who by their enerev and push have gained the confidence and patronage of the people, none have made more progressive strides in this directon than L. L. Howell. Coming into the community a short time ago an entire stranger, he was placed at a disadvantage,but his energetic and bus iness ability soon showed themselves and as a, result he soon won the patronage of a large number of our citizens. His business has increased to such an extent he has found it necessary to increase his stock ef goods and remove his store to a larger building just south of the one be formerly occupied. Corvallis, like all cities can always find room for - men of business and honesty, and such peopls coming- into our midst will have no trouble in doing well in whatever pur suit they may take up. Money to Loan. ' In sums of $1,500 and upwards, at six cent. E. E. Wilson. COLLEGE UNIFORMS. Orders taken at S. L. Kline's for the Pettibone 0: A. C. uniform. ; . For Sole. 44.33 acres, known as the Felger Mill property, one mile west of Philomath, in Benton county. Good residence, out buildings end orchard. Fine place for flouring mill. $1500 will take iU $250 caah, balanceon ten years if desired at 8 per cent interest: This is a bargain. Enquire of Geo. F. Eglin, ' Corvallis, Or., or F. M. Johnson, Rooms 13 and 14 Sherlock Building, Portland, Or. Goods seld for cash only during T0LBERT GARTER. A Worthy and Respected Pioneer passes Away Suddenly. ' - Early Tuesday morning, at his home ten miles north of Corvallis, Ex-senator Tolbert Carter died of dysentery. Being a pioneer and a resident of this district since the early days, few men were bet ter known or held in higher public es teem in the community than Tolbert Carter. His death was sudden and un expected, as he was in his usual health up to last Saturday evening.' It was then the first attack .seized him, which grew more violent and resulted in his death at six o'clock Tuesday morning. Tolbert Carter is listed among our old est pioneers, having first arrived in this country some 53 years ago, and has since been one of Benton's most faithful and deyoted citizens. He was born in Mor gan county, Illinois, March 6th, 1825, and was the son of John and Catherine Barret Carter. Up to the year 1841, Tol bert resided in his own state, then a de sire to see and view new territory seized him and he moved to Holt county, Mis souri, where his parents died the follow ing year. His parents were farmers in that district and Tolbert remained on the farm until 1846 v hen he and his younger brother. Smiley, filled with the desire to see and live in the much talked of coun try in the far west, joined the Vender pool tram and came across the plains, settling in the north part of Benton county, where Tolbert has since resided The claim upon which Mr. Carter settled comprised some 590 acres and that rep resents the estate today. In 1872 Mr. Carter was sent by tbe peo ple of Benton county as their representa tive, and he was re-elected to this office n 1878. He has served a term of four years as joint senator of Benton and Lincoln counties, having been elected to that position in 1893. Tolbert Carter was a man who believ ed in doing right and in being honest with everybody, and it was for this rea son that he was loved and respected by all who knew him. The funeral services were held at North Palestine church at Wells, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. There were rep resentative citizens present, from all over the county and this part of the state. MORE NUPTIALS. The List Grows and the Question Is when want stop. A quiet wedding was that performed in this city on last Saturday afternoon by County Judge Woodward . The high contracting people were Mr. Louis Kros chel and Miss Lena Prettyman both of Benton county. ; The groom is a son of August Kroschel I ana the bnue is a daughter of W. IX Prettyman, the parents living in Albany. Mr. and Mrs. Kroschel will take un their future residence in Portland, tak ing with them from their old home in Benton county the best wishes of the en tire community. A wedding that was a surprise to their many friends by its method of procedure only, was that ot Mr. Joseph Smith, of this city, and Miss Edna Washburn, of Brownsville. The news was first made current in Corvallis on last Friday, when it was whispered around that the young people had been united as one the day before. The wedding occurred in Albany in the Methodist parsonage of that city, Dr. M. C. jWire officiating. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Corvallis, and is widely known as industrious and energetic young man. J. be bride is well known here, having formerly been a student at the agricultural college, and is one of Brownsville's most esteemed ladies. They are to reside on a farm near Wells, and their host of friends in the commu nity wish them : all happiness. A. wedding that will be ot in terest to the many in Corvallis who knew them was that of Prof. Edward Lsnce and Miss Aloysius Milner at the home of the brides parentr, 335 Sixth Street, Portland Oregon. The parlor and dining room of the resi dence were . beautifully decoratedjwith ferns and evergreens for the occasion. Miss Ora DuBrulle,iof Albany, a cousin of tbe bride was bridesmaid, and tbe groom was attended by his brother, Mr. Bert Lance, as best man. Miss Selma Milner, sister of the bride, was ringbearer. Rev. Father Black, of the Cathedral, per formed the marriage ceremony, according to the Roman Catholic ritual. A wed ding supper was served. The groom was formerly a resident of Corvallis and is known as a young man of energy and ability. He is at present, professor of the Selwoed schools. The bride is also well known in Corvallis, having resided here several years ago with her parents, her father E. A. Milner having occupied at one time the position of superintendent of the public schools of Benton county. He is at present pro fessor in the Portland Schools, u , Mr. an Mrs. Lance will be at heme to their friends after October 8th, at Neha- lem avenue, corner East Fourth and Sel- this Sale NO wood streets. As they begin together their long and perilous journey on the sea of life, they have the best wishes of their many friends that their voyagewill be long and pleasant one. ' TO GROW SORGHUM. Professor Shaw is Experimenting . This New Industry. With The professors in charge of the exper iment station at the college are contin ually on the alert for any new industry that might be profitably started in the state along agricultural lines. They are ever experimenting with plants and their adaptation to the soils of Oregon and in this way they have been able to start in dustries in the state that would never have been started had the professors not taken hold of the work. It has been found that there are few plants in the world that will not grow on Oregon soil, as her climate is Such as not to injure the most delicate tropical plant in its growth. Last spring the experiment station at the college went to the trouble to send out sorghum seed to farmers living in that part of the state where the profes sors knew the soil was better adapted to the growth of the old Louisiana cane, and the request was made that the farm ers plant the seed and report their suc cess at harvest time. As a result of this, Professor Shaw has been receiving dur ing the past few days a large number of packages containing the sorghum cane. The cane is of a good growth and com pares very favorably with that grown in its native country, though as none of it has been chemically tested as yet, it can not be stated at this time whether sor ghum can be successfully grown in Ore gon or not But as soon as a test has been made of the' plant a report of the experiment will ' be published in this paper so that all those interested can speak intelligently of the- sorghum in dustry in Oregon., . Tbe professors entertain the highest hopes that it can be grown, and that profitably, in certain localities in Oregon, and as beet sugar was started in this manner there is no reason to believe that sorghum cannot be grown as well. WITH THE PIG-SKIN. Schedule of The Games arranged. Sever. ' Veterans With OAC. Out at the O. A. C. the football boys are training hard and diligently with . the end ia view of bringing home once more the much coveted silver cup which is most proudly held by the champions of Oregon. .- Several of the veterans of two year8 ago will appear on the OAC field again this year to wrestle with the pigskin on the gridiron field and share in the victor ies and defeats of the orange. . There are new men in attendancebig brawny fellows, who have breathed the pure air of Oregon all . their lives, who have been hardened and tanned by many years of service on tbe Oregon farm and who are well prepared to meet the most stubborn opposition, when strength and muscle are the principal features. If patience and perseverance are essen-1 tials to success then there are excellent chances for the OAC carrying away the football glories of the coming season. At the meeting of the delegates from the Western Oregon colleges held at Sa lem Saturday, F. C. Watters, of the OAC, was elected president, and C. M. Bishop, of the U of O, secretary. Delegates from the U of O, OAC, Pacific University. of Forest Grove, Willamette University of Salem, and Albany College were rep resented. : The membership fee was placed at $10 and a $10 penant voted. The schedule of games was arranged as follows with the places to be chosen hereafter: November 11th Willamette Univer sity vs Pacific University ; . Albany Col lege vs Oregon Agricultural College. November 18th Game to be played between the winners of the two games played on the preceding Saturday. November 30th Game between win ning team of second game and University of Oregon. FARMERS YS SPORTSMEN. Thh Farmers say They feed the Birds - - Ahd propose to Eat Them. It seems as though the new game law is going to create a general stir among' the farmers and sportsmen of the state, and this part of it in particular. During the closed season several of the farmers were unfortuuate enough to be arrested by the deputy game waadens, and now the farmers are trying to get even by being what many might call, arbitrary. The following is from the Jefferson Re view and shows the state of afiairs in that section, which is a good picture of the "Farmer vs. Sportsman" debate all over the valley : It seems that the game law in regard to Chinese pheasants is not going to work just as the rod and gun clubs de sire in Linn county, at least. The Al bany club employed at his own expense a deputy game warden,, who arrested a number of farmers, and they were fined in every case. Now, the farmers are or ganizing and say they will not permit a RESER1TE member of the club to hunt on their premises, and they are not to be blamed for their action. The farmers feed the birds during the entire year and in many cases they inflict considerable damage to gardens, etc. If the farmer chances to kill one, out of season, even on his own ground, during ten months of the year, he is arrested and fined. During the two months of open season, hunters from the cities swarm out onto ' the farmer like unto old men at a variety theater, tear down his fences, leave the . gates open and raise thunder generally. We do not imply - that members of the rod and gun club do all this damage, but it is done by people from the towns, and it is indisputable fact that "true ' Sportsmen," as they term themselves, go ; out from Portland, Salem, Albany t.we didn't say' Jefferson), and slaughter large numbers of these birds, far in ex cess of the limit set by law. During! these two months the farmer is a mighty good sort of a chap, because it is neces- sary to hunt on his land; after that ' 'Cinch him, doggone him; he s violat ing the law I" Is it any wonder he has ; at last registered a big kick? . . s College Notes. The college band of this year will be a strong organization, in numbers at least. The band consists of twenty pieces at present and there are chances of others coming in at a later date . The band re ceives ah hour's practice each day, and by the time a few months have elapsed the college should be able to lay claim to. as good a band as there is in the state. At a meeting of the band a few days ago, , T. Edward Palmer was elected leader and Ivan Daniels, drum major, the elec tion being ratified by the president and : commandant. ' . - ' R. D. Burgess, Arthur Frazier and " Glen Winslow, members of the Jeffer sonian society, have returned to school , to resume work in the senior class. Carle Abrams, one of the OAC's Ore- . gon volunteers, accompanied by his brother, returned last Saturday to re sume his work as a student after serving a glorious campaign in the Philippines. . The Junior class held a meeting last . Wednesday and elected the following class officers : President S. D. Herbert; vice president, Robt. Withycombe; sec retary, Miss Mabel Jones; treasurer, Miss Edna Garrow. The water supply of the college build ings and dormitories will soon be drawn ' from a metal tank to be placed on the ' new 80-foot steel tower, which has just been erected over the big well near the ' power house. The old tower and tank , are to be removed and the temporary workshop torn away. A small neatly, finished building will coyer the pumping apparatus, and this portion of the college grounds will be one of the most attrac tive of those comprising the property.- . tReal Estate Transfers. . M Allen, et al, to State of Oregon, 640 acres in Kings Valley, (5,144. J H Kemph and wife to T B Rc.ider,' et al, 320 acres 14 miles south of Corvallis, -$5,200. Mary A Sargent to Lillie J King, 3 . acres adjoining Corvallis, $800. R A Murphy to B F Senders, 34 acres near Albany, $875. . , y - C Crandle to R A Murphy, small tract west of Albany, $10. Rachel Sharp and .husband to Millard Long, 25 acres 2 miles south of Philo math, $125. - - Martha Moore, et al, to BF Totten, : 215 acres 3 miles south of Philomath, $4,750. .' . .-;'" J C Murry to Almeda Murry, 73 acres in Blodgett Valley, $125. R M Davisson and wife to L E Harris , Lot 9, Block 4. Jobs Add, Corvallis and other lands, $75. Six mortgages filed on realty the past -week, $3,600. Five mortgages on realty cancelled " the past week, $3,600. Six' chattel, mortgages cancelled the past week, $3,447. ' : Two chattel mortgages filed the past week, $5,500. : Letter List. The following is the list of letters . remaining in, the Corvallis postoffice for the week endinf Sept. 30, 1899 : ArmstrongyMrs, Jane Kelly, Chas. O. Adams, Gj-W. Oppenlander, Katie Buchanan, Mrs. Ed. . Phillips, W. A. Bowen, Psalm. Parker, H. S. Bates, N. M. Siebler, II. Chipman, E. E. Steal, Miss Eddie. Gardner, W H. Schmidt, Rosa. Turner, Mrs. Jas. B. W. Johnsos, P. M ' For Sale. Large Eighth Medium Job Press, ? This press has recently been put in first-class condition and is a bargain for anyone wishing to purchase such 'a press, at a reasonable figure. For particulars address this office. '